[RE-wrenches] Franklin Home Power

[Jason Szumlanski]

I would definitely consider Sol-Ark if there were a NEMA 3R wall-mountable
48V battery on the market. I'm having a hard time finding that.

For what it's worth, Franklin got back to me and they fully and
enthusiastically will support an off-grid system. There is no question that
they are making inroads. We are getting requests from clients for their
brand specifically. That said, I agree that there is significant risk in
trying out a newcomer for an important project, but I'm running out of
options.

Jason Szumlanski
Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group
NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)
Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956


On Fri, Sep 15, 2023 at 11:24 PM Jerry Shafer <jerrysgarage01 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Jason, Wrenches
> I am familiar with Franklin and when I asked them about the battery they
> had all the answers but when I asked about the AC coupled inverter inside,
> mainly who made it is it field serviceable I got deer in the headlights and
> a few weeks later I asked them the same thing and again no answer. I would
> go with something that has been around some. You talked about Solark, I
> have had no issues with any of their inverters and my latest install was
> today connected to a fortress. Of course time will tell on anything we use,
> Maybe franklin has made it known what is inside but for me I will not use
> my customers as unknowing guinea pigs, I test products myself and see what
> survives.
> Jerry
>
> On Thu, Sep 14, 2023 at 1:35 PM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know if Franklin supports their AC-coupled battery solution
>> in a completely off-grid scenario (no grid present)?
>>
>> I need to install a demonstration system with ~40kWh capacity to run
>> loads in an outdoor off-grid facility. It needs to be wall mounted, NEMA
>> 3R, and have 10kW AC output rating minimum. Aesthetics are important.
>>
>> I'm contemplating installing an Enphase 5P battery system, but it's not
>> officially supported, even though I believe I can trick the system enough
>> to get it commissioned and running in off-grid mode. If Franklin supports
>> this, that's a checkmark in their column of the comparison chart.
>>
>> I'm not opposed to a 48V DC battery system with a Sol-Ark 15k or
>> something like that, but I think my options for wall-mount, outdoor, and
>> beautiful are going to be limited.
>>
>> I don't need any generator integration.
>>
>> Jason Szumlanski
>> Florida Solar Design Group
>>
>>
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